Bill Barr: The Politics of "Snitty"

Preet and Anne go in-depth on Bill Barr, Emmet Flood’s letter, the FBI’s use of an undercover investigator in its probe of the Trump campaign, and more. 

REFERENCES AND SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS

LETTERS

• Special Counsel Bob Mueller’s letter to Attorney General Bill Barr
• Emmet Flood’s letter to Attorney General Bill Barr
• Senator Lindsey Graham’s letter to Special Counsel Bob Mueller
• DOJ letter to Rep. Jerry Nadler regarding the unredacted Mueller report
• Senator Kamala Harris’ letter to the Inspector General regarding Bill Barr

ROD ROSENSTEIN

• Rosenstein’s resignation letter
• “Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein Delivers Remarks at the Armenian Bar Association’s Public Servants Dinner,” DOJ, 4/25/19

BILL BARR

• Bill Barr’s testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, including exchanges with Senator Mazie Hirono, Senator Kamala Harris, and Senator Cory Booker
• Video: “Mueller’s ‘letter is a bit snitty,’” PBS Newshour, 5/1/19
• “The Catastrophic Performance of Bill Barr,” The Atlantic, 5/2/19
• “Attorney General Barr Skips Thursday's House Hearing,” NPR, 5/2/19
• “‘I don’t know’: Barr’s professed ignorance prompts calls for his resignation after Mueller letter,” Washington Post, 5/1/19
• “Here’s How William Barr Can Be Impeached But Why It’s Unlikely to Happen, According to Experts,” Newsweek, 5/1/19
• “Is There a Perjury Case Against Barr?,” Lawfare, 5/2/19
• Barr’s exchange with Senator Chris Van Hollen on 4/10/19
• Barr’s exchange with Rep. Charlie Crist on 4/9/19
• Attorney General Bill Barr’s 3/24/19 letter summarizing Mueller’s principal conclusions

CONGRESSIONAL RESPONSE TO BARR

• “Wednesday: House Judiciary to Markup Contempt Report,” US House Committee on The Judiciary, 5/6/19
• “Democrat mocks Barr with bucket of fried chicken at hearing,” NBC News, 5/2/19
• “Lawmakers Dispute Precedent for Holding Barr in Contempt,” Real Clear Politics, 5/3/19

THE PROSPECT OF MUELLER’S TESTIMONY BEFORE CONGRESS

• “In reversal, Trump says Mueller ‘should not testify’ before Congress,” Washington Post, 5/5/19

“FAST & FURIOUS”

• “House Finds Holder in Contempt Over Inquiry on Guns,” New York Times, 6/28/12
• “Judge upends settlement in Fast and Furious documents case,” Politico, 10/22/18
• Judge Amy Berman Jackson’s opinion regarding the Fast and Furious settlement

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

• The Office of the Inspector General
• “Justice Dept. Watchdog’s Review of Russia Inquiry Is Nearly Done, Barr Says,” New York Times, 4/9/19
• “Justice Dept. Watchdog Will Be Tested in Next Chapter of Clinton Investigation Firestorm,” New York Times, 6/13/18

THE FBI’S COUNTER-INTELLIGENCE INVESTIGATION INTO THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN

• “F.B.I. Sent Investigator Posing as Assistant to Meet With Trump Aide in 2016,” New York Times, 5/2/19
• “The Truth About ‘Spying’ on the Trump Campaign,” New York Times, 5/3/19

TRUMP’S PHONE CALL WITH PUTIN

• “Trump Says He Discussed the ‘Russian Hoax’ in a Phone Call With Putin,” New York Times, 5/3/19
• Trump’s series of tweets (and here) about his call with Putin

DEFINITIONS

• Suggest, Merriam-Webster
• Summary, Merriam-Webster

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